informal education is a dialogical (or
conversational) rather than a curricula
should not involve one person acting on
another, but rather people working
with each other. Too much education, Paulo Freire argues, involves
'banking' - the educator making 'deposits' in the educatee.
This is in line with our module reading that describes knowledge as being joint constrcuted rather than a top down approach where an expert or textbook guide the instruction.
Description of Paulo Freire and his work. He was an influential educator and sought to use education as a means of helping individuals develop a critical consciousness about their life situations. His work was geared towards groups who were oppressed and lacked opportunities.His most famous work was a book titled "Pedagogy of the Oppressed."
One of the Little Rock 9 documents her experience; audio file
Great for students looking at voter integration; primary source file for them to include on their sites.